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2007-11-26 22:50:52 · 29 answers · asked by Third P 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Great question!!
Belief is not only acquired, it is also a choice made to accept something as true based on information gained which does not conclusively prove the truth believed in. The information may have been gathered ourselves or gained through external influence and the choice to believe it to be true may be a conscious or subconscious one, but the two essential ingredients for any belief are inconclusive knowledge on the one hand and a decision to accept it as the truth on the other hand. If we possess an open mind towards a belief, we keep testing it in the light of new information gained and thereby to decide afresh whether to retain it or discard it or amend it... in the case of a closed mind, we refuse to examine the belief afresh in the light of any new information gained and even go to the extent of concocting weird logic to sustain and justify the belief as it is. Ultimately, our sustained set of beliefs determines our personality, since that is what is unique and consistent in our being.
I think I should have elaborated better, but it may not matter in view of your intelligence and depth of understanding displayed in the question itself. Thanks for an enriching question!! Hope my answer would not disappoint you.
2007-11-26 23:50:51 · answer #1 · answered by small 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Acquired knowledge leads to belief
2007-11-28 11:13:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? Planet 80's ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An acquired knowledge.....
I suppose it is, yes ... A belief is a result of acquiring knowledge to the point where we believe (or understand something to be true) without that same knowledge that we acquired bringing us to a point where we could call it a fact....
I could go on but i think this explains it concisely and sufficiently enough....
Nice question.....
2007-11-27 08:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I guess there's belief, faith and knowledge. Faith and belief are not exactly the same to my mind. And knowledge is different again!
Knowledge is more about learning; either a skill or intellectually. Somethings you can believe without having proof or evidence, but not always so. That's more an act of "faith." But I do think what you believe changes and evolves over time.... so it's part of your memory bank.
2007-11-27 12:56:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, Belief is Believing without seeing. you acquire knowledge by things you can read, (meaning see or hear) Believing is just that. Knowing without ever seeing. Kinda like a belief in God. You can't see him but you believe he is there! Hope it helps
2007-11-27 07:00:24 · answer #5 · answered by Don K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Belief is acquired nonsense. Acquired knowledge too is no real knowledge. Real knowledge is not acquired, for what is real is always there, covered perhaps, but always present, therefore it cannot be acquired from outside of oneself.
2007-11-28 06:28:49 · answer #6 · answered by shades of Bruno 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes yes & sometimes no, belief sometimes is no more than aquired programing. Those raised in organized religions since birth are "taught" {aka programed} at such a young age that they may never question what they have been taught while some will reach the age of reason & question everything & decide for themselves. So yes, belief is aquired, but is it aquired thru knowledge or programing? Acquired knowledge vrs. acquired programing.
2007-11-27 09:08:28 · answer #7 · answered by Just Be 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I would say that we are somewhat hardwired to believe in _something_. This has been backed up by the concept of the "God Spot", although that is far from being a fully accepted idea. But we do seem to have a tendency to believe.
Exactly what it is that we believe in comes from experience... the experience of being told what to believe in, or the experience of some profound event that makes us believe in something. But belief is not knowledge. I would say that belief is an acquired condition that we are preconditioned to enter into.
2007-11-27 08:33:36 · answer #8 · answered by CST 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good. In this sense, we can cite an example: Christians, Jews and Muslims are united by belief in one god. Surely, that belief could not have been innate or instinctive. Rather, it is acquired knowledge passed down from one generation to another...and then to another.
2007-11-27 07:06:10 · answer #9 · answered by Lance 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Belief is an acquired belief. Belief is not knowledge.
2007-11-28 02:52:43 · answer #10 · answered by Psychic Cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋